Sacred Field (Spring Lamb) Painting

I find and collect the deceased bodies of animals. Each season I build up one or two sets of bodies and store them in a chest freezer. At this time I lived in Canberra and would transport bodies to the Monaro property of animal sculptor Steven Holland and his partner Tony who farms sheep. At this time it was lambing season and several had died on the property. In a paddock distant from the house under a eucalyptus tree I set up an installation for the purpose of placing dead creatures on canvas fixed to a sprung bed base to decompose over several months in order to produce a print or shroud-like impression of the body. At this time the purpose of the shroud component of my practice-led PhD research was multifaceted. It enabled me to ‘collaborate’ with the dead animal subject, allowing an interrogation of the subject-object relationship within representation. It also facilitated a deeper personal investigation revealing the source of my compulsion to represent animals.

Painting:Paint on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:32.1 W x 27.4 H x 2 D in

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